1.The two lawyers ___ for a few minutes about the exact meaning of a point of law.
A) discussed
B) argued
C) quarrelled
D) clashed
2.He stood on the ___ of the river, looking down into the water.
A) border
B) coast
C) bank
D) beach
3.He said that one must ___ religion from politics.
A) divorce
B) divide
C) identify
D) differ
4.Generally, the larger the ___ , the more stable the object.
A) basis
B) basin
C) base
D) basement
5.We cannot judge a person simply on the ___ of his education.
A) condition
B) basis
C) principle
D) base
6.By rail it is cheaper to buy a return ticket than two ___ tickets.
A) individual
B) single
C) singular
D) separate
7.We’re all in favor of spending whatever is necessary to ___ air pollution.
A) struggle
B) combat
C) conflict
D) dismiss
8.We must leave nothing to ___.
A) possibility
B) wish
C) opportunity
D) chance
9.He ___ the members of the audience to their seats.
A) accompanied
B) distributed
C) attended
D) conducted
10. While in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded ___ the nurse Florence Nightingale.
A) in line with
B) in favour of
C) in honour of
D) in place of
答案解析:
1.答案:B
译文:两位律师在几分钟时间内就一个法律要点的确切含义进行了辩论。
解析:A) discuss vt. 讨论,辩论,论述
eg. They put their heads together to ~ what to do next. 他们聚在一起讨论下一步干什么。考试大
What does the book ~ ? 这本书讲的是什么?
~ business with sb. 与某人谈生意(或正经事 )
B) argue vi./vt. 提供理由,争论,主张,认为 argue for/against 提供理由
~ with sb. about/over sth. 与某人辩论某事
~ sb. into ( out of ) doing sth. 说服某人做(不做)某事
eg. The report ~s against tax increases. 报告列举了反对增税的种种理由。
I was too tired to ~ the point. 我太累了,不想争论这一点。
His accent ~s him to be a southerner. 他的口音表明他是个南方人。
C) quarrel n./vi. 争吵 have a ~ with sb. about sth. 就某事跟某人争吵
make/patch up a ~ (争吵后)言归于好
~ with sb. 与某人吵架
D) clash vi./vt./n. 发生冲突,不协调,不一致
eg. Her birthday party ~ed with my examination, so I couldn’t go. 她的生日庆祝会和我的考试时间冲突,所以我没法去。
The fittings ~ with architecture. 建筑物的设备与其风格不配。
a ~ of opinions 意见的冲突 a color ~ 色彩的不协调
2.答案:C
译文:他站在河岸,朝水下看。
解析:A) border n./vi./adj. 边沿,边境,边界
eg. ~ disputes 边境争端 ~ incidents 边境事件
B) coast n./vt./vi. 海岸,沿岸航行
eg. sail along the ~ 沿海岸航行 ~ing trade 沿海贸易(尤指国内沿海港口间的贸易)
C) bank n./vt./vi. (河)岸,堤,(山)坡
eg. on the south ~ of the Yangtse River 在长江南岸
D) beach n./vi./vt. 海滩,(船)搁浅
3.答案:A
译文:他说一个人必须把宗教和政治分离开。
解析:A) divorce n./vt./vi. 离婚,分离,脱离
eg. the ~ of theory from practice 理论脱离实践
the ~ between state and religion 政教的分离
B) divide vt./vi./n. 分开,隔开
eg. ~ one’s time between work and study 把时间分别用在工作和学习上
Let’s ~ ourselves into two groups. 我们分成两个小组吧。
The new road will ~ the development. 这条路将把开发区隔开。
C) indentify vt./vi. 认出,识别,确定,一致
eg. Some people ~ happiness with wealth. 有些人认为有钱就是幸福。
A small baby can ~ its mother by her voice. 幼小的婴儿能听得出母亲的声音。
The witness was able to ~ who had fired. 证人认得出是谁开的枪。
~ … as… 认出 She identified the man as her attacker. 她认出那个男人就是袭击过她的人。
D) differ vt. 不同 differ from
eg. Chinese ~s greatly from English in pronunciation. 汉语发音跟英语大不相同。
We ~ from/with him on/about/upon that question. 我们在那个问题上跟他们意见不同。